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FMX (Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV Financial Strength?

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.90. Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.32. As of today, Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Altman Z-Score is 2.23.


Competitive Comparison of Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Financial Strength falls into.



Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-226 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $882 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $11,745 Mil.

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*882.363/-226.152
=3.90

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1149.957 + 11744.971) / 39973.184
=0.32

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV has a Z-score of 2.23, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.23 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV  (NYSE:FMX) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Fomento Economico MexicanoB de CV Business Description

Address
General Anaya No. 601 Pte., Colonia Bella Vista, Monterrey, NL, MEX, 64410
Mexico-based Femsa is a beverage and retail conglomerate in Central and South America. The holding company owns controlling stakes in bottler Coca-Cola Femsa (47% economic stake, 56% voting rights), in addition to operating 100%-owned retail assets, including convenience stores under the Oxxo banner, drugstores, and gas stations. The firm divested its 15% stake in Heineken and its distribution business in 2023. Coca-Cola Femsa and the Oxxo chain made up 75% of total company revenue and around 90% of profits in 2023.